Robina Town Centre is a large shopping centre on the Gold Coast,

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. The site covers in the suburb of Robina, with seven anchor

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and over 400 retail outlets covering over .

History

Construction began on the centre in 1994 on land that was previously

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s and bushland, and it was at the time the largest mall in

to be built in a single development period. Stage One of the development opened in late April 1996, and Stage Two, with two extra levels of shopping, opened in late August 1996. The original stages were characterized by a central courtyard with a clocktower, fountains and masonry structures, open-air avenues, and a food court raised on a large balcony. The centre has since been taken over by the Queensland Investment Corporation from the original developers Robina Land Corporation and development and refurbishment has occurred in 2002–03, 2006–2010 and 2014–15. The development, completed in 2010, cost . In 1998, the centre received a commendation from the

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. Robina Library was housed on a lower level of Robina Town Centre near the lake until relocating off-site in 2000. In 2007 extension works added a second

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, a large scale

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, a two-storey Borders Book Store, a new entertainment and leisure precinct surrounding the lake including new cinemas and restaurants, a new 900-seat food atrium, and new stores and parking spaces. The clocktower, food court and central courtyard were removed, and the surrounding alfresco promenades were roofed. In 2010, Robina Town Centre completed a $90 million expansion with the addition of a

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store (in the location of the previous Event Cinemas) plus 12 new fashion stores in a new mall linking Arbour Lane to the food markets. In May 2015, a new mall opened adjacent to Market Hall with a Super Coles Store and an additional of retail space. Stage 2B of Market Hall (The Kitchens) opened in late 2016 with 55 new retailers. The shopping centre has five themed malls Arbour Lane, Bazaar Street, Food Markets, Fashion Mall (Crescent West) and the North Mall.

Parking and transportation

Robina Town Centre has an intelligent parking system, with parking assist bays and empty parking indicators to assist in finding a space. With approximately 6,000 car parks available, mostly undercover, the parking assist works using sensors above parks with

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indicators if a park is empty (green) or taken (red).

References

External links

Robina Town Centre website
{{Shopping centres in Queensland Robina_Town_Center Shopping malls established in 1996 1996 establishments in Australia Robina, Queensland

History

Parking and transportation

See also

References

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